Scope and content
Papers include a narrative about Korman's experience on the S.S. St. Louis; correspondence in English, Dutch, German, Hebrew, and Polish, including Rosa Korman's correspondence with dignitaries and officials about the release of her husband Osias from Camp Westerbork, Holland, 1939-47. Also, correspondence with his sons, Gerd and Manfred Korman, from England and the U.S. after their immigration, ca.1942; small notebooks in Hebrew, 1940-44; legal documents, affidavits on behalf of Osias Korman, and tax information from sponsors in the United States to help in Korman's release; list of persons held at Camp Westerbork, Holland, including name, birthdate, and address, 1945; and issues of "De Westerborker," a camp newsletter, 1945.
Dates
- 1939-1948.
Creator
- Korman, Osias, 1898-1962. (Person)
Biographical / Historical
Osias Korman was an inmate of Westerbork, a concentration camp in Holland.
Extent
.8 cubic feet. (.8 cubic feet.)
Language of Materials
German
Alternate Form Available
Photocopies also available.
- De westerborker.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
- Jews.
- Korman, Gerd
- Korman, Manfred.
- Korman, Rosa.
- Nazi concentration camps -- Netherlands
- St. Louis (ship)
- Westerbork (Concentration camp)
- Westerbork (Netherlands : Concentration camp)
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Concentration camps
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Jews.
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
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